2 Kings 2:19 - Modern English Version

¹⁹ Now the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, the location of this city is good, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, inhabiting of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad and the locality causes miscarriage and barrenness [in all animals].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ The citizens said to Elisha, “As you can see, sir, this city is in a good location, but the water is bad, and the land causes miscarriages.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Also, the men of the city said to Elisha: "Behold, this city is a very good habitation, as you yourself perceive, O lord. But the waters are very bad, and the ground is barren."

2 Kings 2:19 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 16:34

In his days, Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho. He laid the foundation at the expense of his firstborn Abiram and set up the gates at the cost of the life of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

1 Kings 18:13

Were you not told what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the Lord’s prophets in groups of fifty in a cave and fed them with bread and water?

1 Kings 18:7

As Obadiah was going along, behold, Elijah met him, and Obadiah recognized him and fell on his face and said, “Is that you, my lord Elijah?”

2 Kings 2:18

When they returned to him (for he had stayed at Jericho), he said to them, “Did I not say to you, do not go?”

2 Kings 2:20

He said, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

Exodus 15:23

When they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore, the name of it was called Marah.

Exodus 23:26

No one shall be miscarrying or be barren in your land. I will fulfill the number of your days.

Exodus 7:19

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their canals, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, so that they may become blood. And there will be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’ ”

Hosea 9:14

Give them, O  Lord— what will You give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Numbers 12:11

Aaron said to Moses, “Alas, my lord, do not lay the sin on us, which we have done foolishly, and which we have sinned.

Deuteronomy 28:11

The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity, in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and teaching.

Joshua 6:17

The city and all that is in it are dedicated to the Lord for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute may live, she, and all who are with her in her house, for she hid the messengers we sent.

Joshua 6:26

At that time Joshua made them swear, “Cursed before the Lord will be the man who arises and rebuilds this city of Jericho. He will establish it at the cost of his firstborn and erect its gates at the cost of his youngest child.”